Report: Paul Ryan privately said 'only one person wants a wall' with Mexico

House Speaker Paul Ryan has reportedly indicated privately that he thinks President Trump’s promised border wall with Mexico has a very slim chance of becoming a reality.

According to a Breitbart News piece on Tuesday, the comment was made at a dinner in late June, with Republican Representative Tom Tancredo telling the media outlet, "Ryan told a group of Republicans he met with…that only one person wants a wall."

"Of course he means only one person in his entourage and of the leadership," Tancredo further said. "I know several people in Congress who want a wall and I know that there are millions of Americans who want a wall."

Meanwhile, Breitbart says another U.S. representative corroborated that Ryan had expressed such a position.

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A gap in the U.S.-Mexico border fence is seen outside Jacumba, California, United States, October 7, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake

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"All this narrative serves to inform is that Ryan’s is making a point of listening to Members and that Members mostly are trying to listen to each other," the person noted while defending Ryan. "I believe it is true that support for the wall is not as strong as it needs to be among House Republicans."

While Ryan himself has not yet spoken out about these accounts, early last month, he tweeted his support for the border measure, writing, "RT if you agree→ It is time for The Wall."

However, he later spoke out against Trump’s threat of a government shutdown if lawmakers don’t provide the funding needed for the project, reports CNN.

Meanwhile, the president has continued to assert his commitment to building the wall.

Trump told reporters in Florida Thursday that although he is open to a deal on some immigration-related issues like DACA, "…ultimately we have to have the wall. If we don’t have the wall, we’re doing nothing."

"We have to have an understanding that whether it’s in the budget or some other vehicle in a fairly short period of time, the wall will be funded," Trump later added. "Otherwise, we’re not doing anything."

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Gary Cohn: Former Director of the U.S. National Economic Council

Michael Flynn: Former National Security Advisor, no longer with the Trump administration

Ivanka Trump: First daughter and presidential adviser

Gen. John Kelly: Former Secretary of Homeland Security, current White House chief of staff

Steve Bannon: Former White House chief strategist, no longer with the Trump administration

Jared Kushner: Son-in-law and senior adviser

Kellyanne Conway: Former Trump campaign manager, current counselor to the president

Reince Priebus: Former White House chief of staff, no longer with the Trump administration

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Donald Trump Jr.: First son to President Trump

Sean Spicer: Former White House press secretary, soon to be no longer with the Trump administration